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Western Digital’s WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD Can Deliver up to 4x the Speed of SATA SSD for Tech Savvy Professionals
Next-Generation NVMe SSD Helps Achieve Optimal Performance and Accessibility to Content Creators and PC Enthusiasts Story Highlights The next-generation WD
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNext-Generation NVMe SSD Helps Achieve Optimal Performance and Accessibility to Content Creators and PC Enthusiasts \n\n\nStory Highlights\n\n\n\nThe next-generation WD Blue® SN550 NVMe™ SSD is capable of being up to 4x faster than SATA SSDs, with read speeds up to 2,400 MB/s** for ultra-responsive PC performance\n\n\nAn improved thermal design helps maintain sustained performance during intense use\n\n\n SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nWestern Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) is capable of delivering up to four times the speed of SATA SSDs with the new WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD. The newest member of the award-winning WD Blue portfolio, as well as another performance-focused NVMe SSD, the new drive is purpose-built for content creators and PC users, allowing them to boot faster and work smarter.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191210005101/en/Introducing Western Digital's WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD for Computing (Graphic: Business Wire)\n\nSupports the Four Core Storage Demands\n\n\nToday’s content creators use data storage at ever-increasing rates. Whether it’s working with 4K/8K video, large document files or storage-intensive applications, these digital environments demand reliable performance, durability, speed, and capacity that the NVMe interface can deliver. According to Forward Insights, NVMe is forecast to account for more than 75 percent of the storage shipped in the PC segment by 2021.1 Leveraging the proven reliability of Western Digital’s NVMe product portfolio, the WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD is built to address these four core demands, transforming them from pain points to creative productivity.\n\n\n“Taking an NVMe-first approach can speed up system performance tremendously. This translates to less time waiting on data, so creators can work smarter, not harder, to increase both output and potential income,” said Eric Spanneut, vice president and general manager, Client Business Unit, Western Digital.\n\n\n“The WD Blue SN550 is a great option for customers looking for an all-NVMe portfolio. For a system builder, it means Western Digital delivers a full portfolio of NVMe and SATA SSDs, as well as high-capacity hard drives. This gives them immense flexibility to build systems for our customers’ varying needs.”\n\n\nPowerful Internal Speeds to Do Mor...